. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/NZL/454 
17 May 2011  
 (11-2503) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Ornamental products of animal origin 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Ornamental Products of 
Animal Origin  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  9 
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_1555_00_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_1555_01_e.pdf  
 http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/sps/NZL/11_1555_02_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of New Zealand has 
amended the Import Health Standard for Orname ntal Products of Animal Origin previously 
dated 7 December 2005.  The amended standard is in a new format that MAF are using to 
develop import health standards 
The import health standard contains ame nded certification requirements for un-mounted 
game trophies.  Dried and salted game tr ophy hides and skins and boiled game trophy 
bones and bony parts are now able to be certifie d without the need for formalin treatment or 
irradiation.  
The amended standard has consolidated the following import health standards which will 
be revoked: 
 TROFURIC.AUS - Private consignments of un-tanned trophy fur skins from 
Australia, dated 19 January 1998 
 INETROIC.EEC - Mammalian game tr ophies from the European Community, 
dated 29 September 2004 
A number of other wording changes have been made to the import health standard that do 
not affect certification and measures offshore.   G/SPS/N/NZL/454 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 May 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Sally Jennings, Adviser, Inte rnational Organisations, 
International Policy, Biosecurity New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;  Fax:  +(64 4) 894 0742;  E-mail:  
Sally.Jennings@maf.govt.nz 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   Sally Jennings, 
Adviser, International Organisations, Intern ational Policy, Biosecurity New Zealand 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand;  Fax:  +(64 
4) 894 0742;  E-mail:  Sally.Jennings@maf.govt.nz